We are now back from our summer galavanting. First camp then an outing that included a historic site, a day at the beach, and the Rebelution conference. And so we are unpacking.
But as I unpack I have been musing on the use of the word "unpacking" which I've begun to hear a lot recently in the sense dictionary.com lists as:
| 4. |
to decipher or discern (the meaning of symbols, statements, etc.): Each statement could be unpacked in the general theory. |
Brett Harris used it that way several times. And so I find myself unpacking the word "unpacking" as I do with words that are relatively new to me.
When I unpack, I take things apart and make them useful. I throw out the empty food wrappers and water bottles ~ I check to see if some of these ideas don't square with Scripture. I shake out the sand from the beach ~ I am making sure there are not rough edges on these ideas. I send the dirty laundry down our chute to deal with tomorrow ~ I make some lists of things that will require further thought. I set things aside the swim suit that needs mending ~ I make some lists of things in my own life that need to change. And I get extra clothes and sundry items put away right, where I can find it and use it ~ I make the connections between my old thoughts and see where the new ones fit in. | 
